Juglans nigra shine sunan kimiyya na gabas baƙar fata goro, nau'in bishiyar bishiya ce ta asali a gabashin Amurka ta Arewa. Kalmar "Juglans" ta fito ne daga kalmar Latin don "goro," yayin da "nigra" na nufin "baƙar fata" a cikin harshen Latin, yana nufin launin duhu na haushin itacen. Don haka, ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "Juglans nigra" ita ce "baƙar goro," wanda ke nufin 'ya'yan itacen da ake ci.